Thursday, 18 January 2007 00:26

There’s A New Pediatrician In Town- Thanks To Sutter Amador Hospital

slide19Sutter Amador Hospital (SAH) is pleased to announce the addition of pediatrician, David Stone, M.D. to their medical staff. Dr. Stone began seeing patients on Tuesday, January 16th at the Sutter Amador Pediatric Center located at 601 Court Street, Suite 200.  Sometime this spring, the pediatric center will relocate to the hospital’s new Outpatient Services Center on 100 Mission Boulevard. “Our pediatric center’s patient volumes have increased over the past year,” says Anne Platt, SAH’s CEO. “We are thrilled to be able to fill the need for a second pediatrician in our community.” Dr. Stone comes to us from the Trinity Mother Francis Health System, where he ran their Trinity Pediatric Clinic in Jacksonville, Texas for almost 10 years. His experience prior to his time at Trinity includes Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Health Center in Tyler, Texas and fifteen years in group and private practice in San Diego, California. Dr. Stone served as a captain in the U.S. Air Force where his role was staff pediatrician.

slide20 Dr. Stone, a board-certified pediatrician and Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. From there, he went on to serve his internship and residency in the pediatric program at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Dr. Stone is a general pediatrician who enjoys treating all patients from newborns to adolescents with a particular interest in working with children who have allergies. “Dr. Stone brings with him considerable talents and experience and will be an asset to our medical staff, the Sutter Amador Pediatric Center and our entire community,” says Platt. “We are very fortunate to have him here.” Dr. Stone and his wife, Marsha, look forward to relocating to Amador County and enjoying all that this area has to offer, including hiking, gardening and meeting our community members. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Stone, call the Sutter Amador Pediatric Center at (209) 257-1722.

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